Cybercrime Investigation and Cybersecurity | University of Scranton

Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Reading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingActive ListeningComplex Problem SolvingSpeakingWritingSystems AnalysisMonitoring

Knowledge

Computers and ElectronicsEnglish LanguageAdministration and ManagementTelecommunicationsEngineering and Technology

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionProblem SensitivityDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningWritten ExpressionInformation OrderingOral ExpressionNear VisionCategory Flexibility

Tasks

Develop plans to safeguard computer files against accidental or unauthorized modification, destructi
Monitor current reports of computer viruses to determine when to update virus protection systems.
Encrypt data transmissions and erect firewalls to conceal confidential information as it is being tr

Technology

Word processing softwareAccess softwareNetwork monitoring softwareInternet directory services softwareDevelopment environment software

Tools

Desktop computersLocal area network LAN analyzersMainframe computersNetwork analyzersNotebook computersProtocol analyzers

Work Values

Working ConditionsSupportIndependenceAchievementRecognitionRelationships

Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
SOC	Occupation	Method	Wage	Growth	Openings
Match confidence: high15-1212.00	Information Security Analysts	title_inference	$124,910 median$186,420 top	+28.5%	5,210

Program Pathways

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What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: advanced (Level 4)(based on Master's Degree)

Security strategy and roadmap — set, communicate, and execute across the organization.
Major incident response — lead through containment, executive comms, and regulator notification on a real breach.
Security architecture at organization scale — design, evolve, and defend across the enterprise.
Security-team hiring, leveling, and development — shape across the org over multi-year horizons.
Vendor and tooling strategy — set the framework and trade-offs at scale.
Board and executive reporting on security posture — represent credibly across regulatory and stakeholder contexts.
Industry presence (BSides, BlackHat, ISACs) — engage at expert level across a specialty.
Threat-intelligence program — own at organization or sector level.
Crisis leadership (regulator inquiry, public breach, ransomware) — lead the organization through with composure.
Security culture and practices — shape through standards, rituals, and partnerships across the enterprise.

Program Details

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Requirements

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Financial Aid

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